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Mycroft Canner is a convict. For his crimes he is required, as is the custom of the 25th century, to wander the world being as useful as he can to all he meets. Carlyle Foster is a sensayer--a spiritual counselor in a world that has outlawed the public practice of religion, but which also knows that the inner lives of humans cannot be wished away.

England, Anfang der 1930er Jahre: Im ersten Band von "SCHWARZTEE, SCONES & EINE LEICHE" ermittelt Myrna nicht nur am Theater in York und versucht das Geheimnis um eine verschwundene Näherin und einen toten Schauspieler aufzudecken, nein, auch ihre Jugendliebe Horatio, mittlerweile ein durchaus bekannter Schauspieler, darf sich nützlich machen. Und dummerweise kann Myrna ihm einfach nicht entkommen.

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Cuba: An American History comes a heartbreaking yet redemptive memoir about migration, separation, and the love of one family forcing its way through the fissures of history. In 1963, four years after Fidel Castro came to power, Ada Ferrer’s mother...

Arthur Drams works for a secret government security agency, but all he really does is spend his days in a cubical. After getting another "lateral promotion", it's suggested that Arthur try to "make friends" and "get noticed" in order to move up the ladder. It's like high school all over again: His attempts to be friendly come across as awkward and creepy, and no one wants to sit at the same table with him at lunch. In a last-ditch attempt to be seen as friendly and outgoing, he decides to make friends with The Alien, aka Agent Martin Grove.

Vulnerable, tender, acute, these are serious poems, brave poems, exploring with honesty the ambiguous moment between the rapture of youth and the grace of acceptance. A daughter tends to aging parents. A woman struggles with infertility—“What if, instead of carrying / a child, I am supposed to carry grief?”—and a body seized by pain and vertigo as well as ecstasy. A nation convulses: “Every song of this country / has an unsung third stanza, something brutal.” And still Limón shows us, as ever, the persistence of hunger, love, and joy, the dizzying fullness of our too-short lives.

Rose Wallace’s world revolves around all things Jane Austen, and with the annual festival in Bath - and the arrival of dishy archaeologist Dr. Aiden Trevellyan - just around the corner, all is well with the world. But then a mysterious woman who bears more than a passing resemblance to the great author moves in upstairs, and things take a disastrous turn. Rose’s new neighbour is none other than Jane Austen herself, now trapped in the 21st century after her time-travel adventure was sabotaged by a mischievous dog. Rose’s life is instantly changed.

Time is running out for the planet Jai. The artificially intelligent Gods who rule the galaxy have withdrawn their protection from the chaos-ravaged world, just as their most ancient enemy closes in. For Yasira Shien, who has devoted herself to the fragile planet's nascent rebellion, it's time to do or die—and the odds are overwhelming. Enter Dr. Evianna Talirr.

In the future, the leaders of Hive nations–nations without fixed location–clandestinely committed nefarious deeds in order to maintain an outward semblance of utopian stability. But the facade could only last so long. The comforts of effortless global travel and worldwide abundance may have tempered humanity's darkest inclinations, but conflict remains deeply rooted in the human psyche. All it needed was a catalyst, in form of special little boy to ignite half a millennium of repressed chaos.

Gain the valuable skills and techniques you need to accelerate the delivery of machine learning solutions. With this practical guide, data scientists, ML engineers, and their leaders will learn how to bridge the gap between data science and Lean product delivery in a practical and simple way. David Tan, Ada Leung, and Dave Colls show you how to apply time-tested software engineering skills and Lean product delivery practices to reduce toil and waste, shorten feedback loops, and improve your team's flow when building ML systems and products.

Daria è la figlia, il cui destino è segnato sin dalla nascita da una mancata diagnosi. Ada è la madre, che sulla soglia dei cinquant'anni scopre di essersi ammalata. Questa scoperta diventa occasione per lei di rivolgersi direttamente alla figlia e raccontarle la loro storia. Tutto passa attraverso i corpi di Ada e Daria: fatiche quotidiane, rabbia, segreti, ma anche gioie inaspettate e momenti di infinita tenerezza. Le parole attraversano il tempo, in un costante intreccio tra passato e presente. Vincitore del Premio Strega Giovani 2023.

World Peace turns into global civil war. In the future, the leaders of Hive nations—nations without fixed location—clandestinely committed nefarious deeds in order to maintain an outward semblance of utopian stability. But the facade could only last so long. The comforts of effortless global travel and worldwide abundance may have tempered humanity's darkest inclinations, but conflict remains deeply rooted in the human psyche. All it needed was a catalyst, in form of special little boy to ignite half a millennium of repressed chaos.

Peace and order are now figments of the past. Corruption, deception, and insurgency hum within the once steadfast leadership of the Hives, nations without fixed location. The heartbreaking truth is that for decades, even centuries, the leaders of the great Hives bought the world’s stability with a trickle of secret murders, mathematically planned. So that no faction could ever dominate. So that the balance held. The Hives’ façade of solidity is the only hope they have for maintaining a semblance of order, for preventing the public from succumbing to the savagery and bloodlust of wars past.

The long years of near-utopia have come to an abrupt end. Peace and order are now figments of the past. Corruption, deception, and insurgency hum within the once steadfast leadership of the Hives, nations without fixed location. The heartbreaking truth is that for decades, even centuries, the leaders of the great Hives bought the world’s stability with a trickle of secret murders, mathematically planned. So that no faction could ever dominate.

An astonishing collection about interconnectedness—between the human and nonhuman, ancestors and ourselves—from National Book Critics Circle Award winner, National Book Award finalist and U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón.

Brought to you by Penguin. It's Christmas at London's Theatre Royale and journalist Daphne King is determined to solve an extraordinary mystery... December 1935. Director Monty Harrison's production of A Christmas Carol has had a troubled run on its tour of regional theatres. With tensions...

„Zurück zu dir“ – Der Podcast für Seelen, die tiefer fühlen wollen.Was passiert, wenn wir uns selbst wieder wirklich begegnen?Wenn wir aufhören, Rollen zu spielen – und anfangen, unserer Seele zuzuhören?In diesem Podcast geht es um genau das: den Weg zurück zu dir.Zurück zu deiner Wahrheit, deinem Körper, deinem Herzen, deinem höheren Wissen.Wir sprechen über Inkarnation, Seelenpläne, energetische Blockaden, Ahnenlinien, Geburt, Tod, Transformation und das große „Warum bin ich hier?“.Für Frauen (und Männer), die aufwachen.Für Seelen, die sich erinnern.Für Menschen, ...

In the future, the leaders of Hive nations–nations without fixed location–clandestinely committed nefarious deeds in order to maintain an outward semblance of utopian stability. But the facade could only last so long. The comforts of effortless global travel and worldwide abundance may have tempered humanity's darkest inclinations, but conflict remains deeply rooted in the human psyche. All it needed was a catalyst, in form of special little boy to ignite half a millennium of repressed chaos.

Et si les garçons pour lesquels vous aviez eu le béguin découvraient vos sentiments... tous en même temps ? Lara Jean Song conserve précieusement des lettres d’amour dans une boîte a chapeau. Ce ne sont pas des lettres qu’elle a reçues, ce sont celles qu’elle a écrites. Une pour chaque garçon qu’elle a aimé. Jusqu’au jour où Lara découvre que ses lettres secrètes ont toutes été postées... Mais qui sait ? Quelque chose de positif pourrait ressortir de ces lettres, après tout !

The laws of physics acting on the planet of Jai have been forever upended; its surface completely altered, and its inhabitants permanently changed, causing chaos. Fearing heresy, the artificially intelligent Gods that once ruled the galaxy became the planet’s jailers. Tiv Hunt, who once trusted these Gods completely, spends her days helping the last remaining survivors of Jai. Everyone is fighting for their freedom, and they call out for drastic action from their savior, Tiv’s girlfriend, Yasira. But Yasira has become deeply ill.

Una ola de calor azota Oslo. La sangre que escapa del cadáver de una mujer que ha sido asesinada en su apartamento llama la atención de las autoridades. Al examinar el cuerpo, que tiene un dedo amputado, se encuentra un pequeño diamante rojo en forma de estrella de cinco puntas.